Galveston Railroad Museum

May 20, 2017

Using a rare free weekend, we trekked down to the Galveston Railroad Museum to see an even more rare exhibit on the

Waco, Beaumont, Trinity, & Sabine Railway. In fact, it's the first exhibit on the ol' Wobbly Bobbly that I've ever heard of.

Museum Curator Ellen Ferrell contacted me about using some WBTS photos and the video from this website. Of course, I agreed. That exhibit, along with meeting Donna Coffen (Trinity Historian), prompted me to create the new WBTS website:

WBTSrailway.net

Heading south as fast as traffic will allow

Arrival at the GRM

First task: RIDE THE TRAIN

This is our budding railfan: Noah

Riding the GRM railroad - "The Harborside Express"

The Rose Clan

The train runs west along Harborside Drive for about a mile to the UP/BNSF yard. This is all the track the GRM owns.

Heading back to the Depot

I didn't pose this shot

"What? I wasn't touching anything.."

"If I can just get this open..."

Down to the true mission of the day at last: "THE WOBBLY"

WBTS #1 is the only surviving piece of equipment from the railroad.

The WBT&S Exhibit

I can't express how extraordinary this is. The Wobby is such an obscure little railroad that to have a major museum

recognize it is amazing. This was a major catalyst in prompting me to get the Wobby website up and running.

Who knows... some real good may come of this down the road.

Future occupation? Daddy sure hopes so.

We rounded out the day with a trip to the beach...

...and Intercoastal Waterway

It was a good day.